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Prison Officers Association (Ireland)
The Prison Officers' Association may refer to: *POA (trade union), based in the UK, formerly known as the "Prison Officers' Association *Prison Officers' Association (Ireland) *Scottish Prison Officers' Association The Scottish Prison Officers' Association (SPOA) was the only official trade union representing operational prison staff in Scotland. The union was founded in 1971, when the Scottish section of the Prison Officers' Association (POA) decided to sp ..., now part of POA See also * Corrections Association of New Zealand * Western Australian Prison Officers' Union {{disambig Prison officer organisations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
POA (trade Union)
The POA: The Professional Trades Union for Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers, also known as the Prison Officers' Association (POA), is a trade union in the United Kingdom. It currently has a membership over 30,000. Background The roots of the POA can be traced back to the launch in 1910 of the underground magazine, ''Prison Officers' Magazine'', under the editorship of Fred Ludlow, the magazine was otherwise known as the 'Red-Un' after the colour of its cover. After the editorship was taken over by E. R. Ramsey (Hubert Witchard) in 1915 and a more radical tone was adopted, this led in 1916 to the formation of the ''Prison Officers' Federation'', which affiliated to the Labour Party in the same year. By July 1915, around 500 out of a total of 4000 staff had joined the union, but many became disillusioned and left after the POF failed to win a petition for a war time bonus for prison officers. The POF amalgamated in 1918 with its rival union the National Union o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison Officers' Association (Ireland)
The Prison Officers' Association (POA) is a trade union representing prison officers in Ireland. The union was founded in 1947 by prison officers working at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin. Although it gradually established branches at other prisons, progress was slow, and the Mountjoy branch committee continued to run the union's national operation. Only in 1972 was a representative National Executive Council established, with members from each branch. The following year, the first full-time general secretary was elected, Jim Wardick.John B. Smethurst and Peter Carter, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions'', vol.6, p.374 In 1974, the POA launched its first industrial action, at St Patrick's Institution. It joined the Irish Congress of Trade Unions The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (often abbreviated to just Congress or ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is a national tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Prison Officers' Association
The Scottish Prison Officers' Association (SPOA) was the only official trade union representing operational prison staff in Scotland. The union was founded in 1971, when the Scottish section of the Prison Officers' Association (POA) decided to split away. It affiliated to both the Trades Union Congress and the Scottish Trades Union Congress The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is the national trade union centre in Scotland. With 40 affiliated unions as of 2020, the STUC represents over 540,000 trade unionists. The STUC is a separate organisation from the English and Welsh T ..., and by 1980 had 2,344 members. For some years, the union was led by William Goodall, who was himself imprisoned for embezzling a death benefit due to one of its deceased member's families.{{cite news , title=Union man took £35,000 Prison officers'; ex-chief is jailed , url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12117632.union-man-took-35000-prison-officers-ex-chief-is-jailed/ , accessdate=15 Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrections Association Of New Zealand
The Corrections Association of New Zealand (CANZ) is a national trade union in New Zealand. It represents corrections staff within the New Zealand prison system There are eighteen adult prisons in New Zealand. Three prisons house female offenders, one each in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The remaining fifteen house male offenders; ten in the North Island and five in the South Island. In addit ... run by the Department of Corrections and Serco. It has a membership of 3700. It is run by Prison based Corrections Staff for Corrections Staff. It is the largest prisons based union in New Zealand. CANZ is not a member of the NZCTU but aligned with the Prison Officers Vocational Branch (POVB) of the CPSU in Australia. External links CANZofficial site. New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Trade unions in New Zealand Trade unions established in 1999 Prison officer organisations 1999 establishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-trade-union-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australian Prison Officers' Union
The Western Australian Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU) is a registered trade union founded in 1934 in Western Australia. The union represents employees within the prison services, including prison officers of Western Australia. The union is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions, UnionsWA and the Australian Labor Party (WA). The union is part of the Prison Officers of Australasia organisation, representing prison officers through the region. there are 2,721 registered members throughout the WA prison service in both private and public facilities. Aims and purpose The union acts as a collective body to serve its registered members across both the private and public prison facilities. This includes engagement with government proceedings and media coverage involving issues that impact or are affiliated with prison affairs and controversies.Toner (2015). ''Submission to the Economic Regulation Authority Inquiry into the Efficiency and Performance of Western Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
